18th Birthday Present

This is a recent make for a friend of my daugher. Painted using PaperArtsy fresco finish paints - these give a brilliant cover, even with one coat. A touch of stencilling and a key to finish things off !  I've made a number of "initials" for presents, some decoupached and some painted, all have gone down well. People who don't craft always think you've spent ages making it. The best thing is it solves what to get teenagers who have everything.

IndigoBlu Challenge 3 - Flowers

An excellent challenge as it's made me get out this stamp I've been meaning to use for a few weeks now.  I love the detail on this stamp, I don't think the card needs any extra embellishment as the image is so beautiful.  I've also coloured the same image in peach/browns to get a completely different effect. I suppose Ishould have a go at reds as the stamp is "Blazing Poppies"!

1st Birthday - Clarice

This is a card I recently made for a collegue's niece - this travelled all the way to South Africa !  The image was a free stamp from a recent magazine, coloured with promarkers.  A length of velvety pink ribbon and some cute buttons finished it off nicely.

First Ever Blog Challenge Entry

I'm being brave and entering a card into a blog challenge for the first time. which is quite fitting as it's for the first challenge on Indigoblu. The main image and background are both stamped in Peacock Feathers distress ink. The flower is made from acetate, inks and tissue paper - a technique I saw Kay demonstrate a couple of years ago.

Very Classy

I wanted a change from the usual flowers and this Hunkydory image was just the thing !

Making use of some free stamps

I received these lovely stamps in a recent magazine, with some matching paper and a touch of guilding flakes I'm very pleased with the end result.

Home Sweet Home

A quick Tando kit - simple but effective !